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Removing the I/O Board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your
Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery.
2 Remove the base cover.
3 Follow the procedures from step 1 to step 3 in removing the hard drive.
4 Follow the procedures from step 1 to step 2 in removing the optical drive.
5 Remove the keyboard.
6 Remove the palm rest.
Procedure
1 Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the computer base.
2 Carefully lift the I/O board and turn it over.
3 Lift the connector latch and using the pull tab, disconnect the I/O-board
cable from the I/O board.
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